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China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate 09/03/2024 12:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture showed a smiling, handsome young man. A few months later, Harlan underwent a tr As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program remains in question 09/03/2024 12:44pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly, but questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses. The pro It takes $2.8M to feel wealthy in DC, new survey says. But what does a financial planner think? 09/03/2024 12:30pm • An annual wealth survey by Charles Schwab found the average answer among D.C.-area consumers when asked the net worth it takes to feel wealthy is $2.8 million ��� higher than the average answer nationally of $2.5 million. D.C.-area consumers said a net worth of $968,000 is enough to be financially c Young Palestinian journalist who reported on Gaza's destruction now continues education in Lebanon 09/03/2024 10:39am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar in Lebanon. Twenty-two-year-old Plestia Alaqad was just over a year out of university with a journalism degree when she found Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Retirement 09/02/2024 08:00pm • This November, voters will head to the polls and decide who should be president for the next four years. And while debates rage over topics such as border security, immigration and abortion, people shouldn't overlook the importance of retirement issues. The combined Social Security retirement and di Turkey detains 15 members of anti-American youth group for assaulting 2 US servicemen 09/02/2024 05:33pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkish authorities on Monday detained 15 members of an anti-American youth organization who physically assaulted two U.S. military personnel in the city of Izmir, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. The agency said members of the Turkish Youth Union, which is affilia A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders 09/02/2024 02:27pm • SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) ��� Prosecutors demanded a 14-year sentence Monday for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, the leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Netherlands. Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali did not appea Watch your money! Don't fall for phony donation campaigns 09/02/2024 01:38pm • With all the attention and fundraising surrounding the upcoming presidential and congressional races, scammers are looking to take money from unsuspecting people willing to open their wallets to support a candidate or cause. Tech reporter Kim Komando offered guidance on what to watch for in her b US border policy spurred migrant camps hundreds of miles away in Mexico's capital 09/01/2024 07:40pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� ���That���s it, dude! Done!��� exclaimed Eliezer L��pez as he jumped up and down, throwing his arms to the sky and drawing a sign of the cross across his chest. His joy was so contagious, his friends started to emerge from nearby tents to celebrate with him. L��pez, a 20-year-ol On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world 09/01/2024 11:14am • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians on Saturday had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk���s platform started early Saturda On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world 08/31/2024 05:32pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians on Sunday had difficulty and doubts over navigating other social media in its absence. The shutdown of Elon Musk���s platform started early Saturday, John Bolton airing TV ad attacking Angela Alsobrooks 08/31/2024 02:01pm • The ad looks like any political TV attack ad: Gray, grainy images. Big, bold words that convey negative information. Pictures of scary, rogue international leaders. The ad, which began airing this week, targets Prince George���s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Police say a man will face charges after storming into the press area at a Trump rally 08/31/2024 01:50pm • JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) ��� Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump's rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser as the former president spoke at the campaign stop Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave 08/31/2024 11:46am • For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to minister in the United States. The Cat More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip 08/31/2024 12:00am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the government openly, many saw their end as a sign that the old Hong Kong was gone for good.